07901 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 07901, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

07901 is a zip code in Union County, New Jersey, which covers Berkeley Heights, New Providence, Springfield, and Summit, with a total population of 24,218 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 07901 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 07901.

The estimated population of people living in 07901 is 24,218, with a median age of 40.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 07901 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
24,218
+2.83%
+2.81%
2020
23,552
 -0.06% -
2019
23,567
+0.99%
-
2018
23,335
 -0.94% -
2017
23,557
 - -

Population of 07901 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 07901 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
66.7%
71.3%
 -6.45%
Black/African American
6.5%
3.3%
 +96.97%
Native
0%
0%
 0.00%
Hispanic
11%
14.8%
 -25.68%
Asian
10.4%
8.3%
 +25.30%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.1%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
3.9%
1.9%
 +105.26%
Other
1.4%
0.6%
 +133.33%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 07901 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 07901 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 07901 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 07901 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 40 -0.99% 39.5 0% 40.5 -1.46%
2020 40.4 +0.75% 39.5 -1.74% 41.1 +3.01%
2019 40.1 0% 40.2 +0.25% 39.9 -0.25%
2018 40.1 +0.5% 40.1 -0.5% 40 +1.01%
2017 39.9 - 40.3 - 39.6 -

The median age of the 07901 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 07901 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 1,583 -7.44% 1,792 -5.85% 1,460 1,685
10 to 19 2,099 -8.63% 1,620 +21.87% 1,911 1,982
20 to 29 716 +39.79% 977 1.96% 1,033 968
30 to 39 1,320 +17.33% 1,704 -11.69% 1,562 1,502
40 to 49 2,140 -13.12% 1,706 +12.06% 1,848 1,894
50 to 59 1,865 +1.97% 1,800 +12.01% 1,882 2,022
60 to 69 1,012 +23.2% 1,121 2.26% 1,232 1,117
70+ 861 -8.86% 1,241 +9.44% 777 1,343

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 07901 zip code is $148,945.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 07901.

  • Under 25
    $74,453.00
  • 25 to 44
    $161,429.00
  • 45 to 64
    $188,229.00
  • 65 and over
    $94,615.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 07901 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 07901, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 07901 is currently $261,660.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

41.57% of households in 07901 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 07901 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    8.36%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    7.21%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    8.59%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    15.51%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    10.49%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    8.28%
  • $200,000 or more
    41.57%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 07901 is $93,646.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 07901 by the total population of 07901.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 07901 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 07901 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    32.75%
  • Bachelor's degree
    48.05%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    2.90%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    15.16%
  • Less than high school diploma
    1.14%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 07901 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 07901 zip over the age of 16 is 18,498.

Of those people, a total of 68.70% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 07901 is 64.40%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 07901 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,318 15.70% 13.00%
20 to 24 years 1,158 74.60% 14.80%
25 to 29 years 843 84.70% 3.20%
30 to 34 years 1,181 79.30% 4.00%
35 to 44 years 3,641 81.30% 6.00%
45 to 54 years 4,063 86.20% 5.40%
55 to 59 years 1,825 83.90% 7.30%
60 to 64 years 1,388 82.90% 1.80%
65 to 74 years 1,531 46.20% 6.80%
75 years and over 1,550 8.60% 11.30%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 07901. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 12,969 66.10% 6.00%
Black or African American 1,242 68.40% 7.80%
American Indian and Alaska Native 23 100.00% 0.00%
Asian 1,946 68.10% 2.40%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 35 0.00% 0.00%
Other 1,406 87.70% 10.80%
Two or more races 877 80.80% 4.70%
Hispanic or Latino 2,199 80.30% 8.90%
Not Hispanic or Latino 12,316 66.50% 5.90%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 07901 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 07901 is 11,913, with median earnings of $78,450.00.

Women in 07901 are earning approximately 54.10% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 11,913 $78,450.00
Male 6,419 $107,242.00
Female 5,494 $57,993.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 07901 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 2,319 $164,464.00
Business and Financial 1,342 $160,962.00
Computer and Mathematical 511 $140,859.00
Architecture and Engineering 124 $139,444.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 185 $118,977.00
Community and Social Service 258 $67,763.00
Legal 566 $218,250.00
Educational and Library 642 $55,667.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 456 $43,750.00
Healthcare Practitioners 719 $79,679.00
Healthcare Support 354 $48,914.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 96 $0.00
Law Enforcement 7 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 340 $13,088.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 359 $25,446.00
Personal Care and Service 480 $17,024.00
Sales 1,212 $116,905.00
Office and Administrative Support 973 $44,491.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 201 $13,750.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 347 $46,294.00
Production 160 $31,100.00
Transportation and Material Moving 136 $30,556.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 07901 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 07901.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 1,494 $180,417.00 825 $140,125.00
Business and Financial 793 $205,180.00 549 $100,284.00
Computer and Mathematical 388 $146,250.00 123 $100,179.00
Architecture and Engineering 93 $136,875.00 31 $168,036.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 49 $119,659.00 136 $112,143.00
Community and Social Service 62 $4,438.00 196 $75,682.00
Legal 357 $243,472.00 209 $123,450.00
Educational and Library 98 $73,804.00 544 $53,000.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 230 $109,881.00 226 $30,000.00
Healthcare Practitioners 292 $79,917.00 427 $78,250.00
Healthcare Support 46 $163,017.00 308 $48,708.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 0 $0.00 96 $0.00
Law Enforcement 7 $0.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 184 $9,893.00 156 $15,848.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 202 $25,714.00 157 $24,464.00
Personal Care and Service 129 $10,656.00 351 $21,369.00
Sales 744 $250,001.00 468 $22,381.00
Office and Administrative Support 413 $31,866.00 560 $49,189.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 191 $13,015.00 10 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 347 $46,294.00 0 $0.00
Production 138 $31,818.00 22 $0.00
Transportation and Material Moving 104 $28,913.00 32 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 8,555 households in 07901, with an average household size of 2.8 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 6,209 families living in the 07901 zip code with an average family size of 3.34 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 07901:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 5,088 277 844 2,346
Average Household Size 3.49 2.97 3.17 1.16
Total Families 5,088 277 844 0
Average Household Size 3.45 2.61 2.9 0

Poverty

Of the 6,209 families living in 07901, 3.80% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 07901:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 9,051 housing units in 07901.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 8,555 94.52%
Vacant 496 5.48%

26.77% of the total 9,051 housing units in 07901 are rental units. This is approximately 2,423 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 5,810 are occupied by the owner - or 64.19% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 07901 is $1,979.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 07901 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    322
  • Less than $500
    105
  • $500 to $999
    56
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    193
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    896
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    525
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    316
  • $3,000 or more
    332

Property Value

The median value of a property in 07901 is $839,700.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 07901 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    20
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    44
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    0
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    58
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    123
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    549
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    2,826
  • $1,000,000 or more
    2,190

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 07901. The chart below shows the number of properties in 07901 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    2,800
  • 1940 to 1949
    877
  • 1950 to 1959
    2,553
  • 1960 to 1969
    966
  • 1970 to 1979
    554
  • 1980 to 1989
    451
  • 1990 to 1999
    251
  • 2000 to 2009
    418
  • 2010 to 2013
    181
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 07901 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    509
  • 1 vehicle available
    2,566
  • 2 vehicles available
    3,703
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,777

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 07901 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 07901 that commute to work in a particular way.

35.3 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 07901.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    599
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    706
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,131
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,049
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,117
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    682
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    746
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    171
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    461
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    513
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    1,766
  • 90 or more minutes
    826

Summary

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